Posts tagged with “wisdom”
What to Do If You Want More Purpose, Passion, and Meaning
âI donât believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.â ~Joseph Campbell
Do you ever feel like thereâs got to be more to life? More purpose, passion, meaningâwhatever your word of choice is?
Itâs happened to me twice. The first time was during the early years of my legal career, and the second time was just a few years ago (after battling an aggressive breast cancer).
Each time I craved more meaning, yet these two experiences couldnât have been more different.
When it happened to me …
How My Fear of the Unknown Sabotages Relationships
âLet go of the need to control the outcome. Trust the process. Trust your intuition. Trust yourself.â ~Unknown
I was talking with a friend one day at work, and we were discussing dating and the rejection that comes with that and the sense of failure and disappointment.
We were talking about how we struggle to even get close to dating someone because we get in our own way, and our thoughts stop us from moving forward because weâre scared. Weâre scared, so we blow the situation up with our inability to sit with the uneasiness of not knowing what the …
It Doesn’t Cost Anything to Be Kind
RenĂ©e is one of 20 Tiny Buddha contributors involved in a special New Year’s package. Details coming soon!
How Mother Nature and I Manage My Depression
âI go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.â ~John Burroughs
I sat on the front stoop sobbing, unable to move. Hunched over like a heaving dog hugging my knees and clutching a wad of decomposing tissues. About fifteen minutes before, Iâd managed to get myself off the couch where Iâd been parked, withered and absent, for the fourth consecutive day, and had made it through the front door.
Once there, I tried to stay upright, but like cool syrup I slid down the side of the wrought iron railing and down …
If We Want to Create More Peace in the World
From Tiny Buddha contributor Ben Fizell, who’s part of something special we have planned to kick off the New Year. More info to come soon!
The Simple Changes That Reduced My Phone-Induced Anxiety
âSimple living doesnât solve all my problems, it just removes distractions.â ~Melissa Camara Wilkins
At times itâs felt like my phone was my only access to the outside world. A place to connect in the middle of the night. The means to stay in touch with friends and family on the other side of the globe. It was a lifeline.
Until it wasnât.
Improved sleep, reduced stress, and a mindful relationship with technologyâthey were high on my wellness âshould have achieved by nowâ list.
I’m not sure which was bothering me more, the actual stress of not …
How to Reap the Benefits of Post-Traumatic Growth
âThe world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places.â ~Hemingway
We all know of post-traumatic stress (PTS) but how many of us know of post-traumatic growth (PTG), a very hopeful and attainable way of life beyond the loss, adversity, and trauma weâve experienced? Itâs a term that was coined in the 1990s and is becoming more popular now as positive psychology and the specific area of resiliency-building have gained momentum in our society.
What is post-traumatic growth? Itâs positive change and growth that comes about as a result of an adversity or loss. It is channeling …
How to Love an Addict (Who Doesnât Love Themselves)
I grew up in a family of high-functioning addicts. We looked like the perfect family, but as we all know, looks can be deceiving. No one was addicted to drugs, so that obviously meant that we had no problems. Cigarettes, alcohol, food, and work donât count, right?
I have come to realize that what we are addicted to is nowhere near as important as the admission that weâre addicted to something. When we try to make ourselves feel better by telling ourselves that gambling or porn or beer is nowhere near as bad as crack or heroin, we are …
Healing from the Trauma of Narcissistic Abuse
âDonât blame a clown for acting like a clown. Ask yourself why you keep going to the circus.â ~Unknown
When I first experienced narcissistic abuse as an adult, it was at a time when the term ânarcissistic abuseâ was not so heard of or understood.
I had met a handsome, intelligent, charismatic, and charming man, and as is typical in abusive relationships, had been completely overwhelmed by the intensity and âloveâ-overload of the early stages.
Before I could catch my breath, though, the nitpicking started, and so did the heated arguments, the jealousy, the cutting contact, and disappearing for days …
6 Things to Remember When You Think You Donât Matter
In a world with billions of people, in a culture that promotes being special and making a big mark, itâs easy to feel like you donât matter.
Maybe youâve felt it all your lifeâlike you have no purpose, no value, and nothing to contribute to anyone around you.
Maybe you feel it off and on, when youâre struggling to find love or direction and think you need to somehow prove your worth.
Or maybe you know that your life has value, but every now and then, when your head hits your pillow, you wonder if in the end, it …
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